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Coronavirus World Map: We've Now Passed The 100 Million Mark For Infections

A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed at least 2 million globally.

February 26, 2021
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By:
  • Daniel Wood,
  • Stephanie Adeline,
  • and 2 more
Polio vaccinator Zeenat Parveen, holding the clipboard, and a volunteer go door-to-door to reach children in Rawalpindi, a city near the Pakistani capital of Islamabad.

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  • Global Health

Pakistan's Polio Playbook Has Lessons For Its COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

The pandemic has slowed efforts to eradicate the contagious disease. Yet the country's polio effort offers insights on the launch of its coronavirus vaccine campaign.

February 25, 2021
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By:
  • Diaa Hadid

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  • National

'To Me He's Not A Number': Families Reflect As U.S. Nears 500,000 COVID-19 Deaths

Family members of those who've died from COVID-19 reflect on the milestone of 500,000 U.S. deaths, and how their individual loss fits within the magnitude of that number.

February 22, 2021
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By:
  • Melissa Block
Governor Brian Kemp greets Georgia Air National Guard members staffing the mass vaccination site at the state farmers market in Macon.

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  • Health

Four Mass Vaccination Sites Set To Open In High-Risk Communities

Four mass vaccination sites are opening in Georgia in areas targeted to help high-risk populations.

February 19, 2021
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship

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  • Health

Send Us Your Photos Of The End Of 'Normal' 2020 And The Beginning of The Pandemic

After nearly a year, it's easy to forget how suddenly the COVID-19 pandemic upended our lives. We want to see your photos.

February 19, 2021
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By:
  • Bronson Arcuri,
  • Tsering Bista,
  • and 1 more

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  • Health

How Herd Immunity Works — And What Stands In Its Way

Scientists say the pandemic will only end in the U.S. when we achieve what's called herd immunity. Play with our simulations to see how immunity can stop an outbreak in its tracks.

February 19, 2021
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By:
  • Thomas Wilburn and
  • Richard Harris
Students return for in-person classes on Nov. 9, 2020 at Ingram Pye Elementary in Macon, Ga. They went virtual again a few weeks later.

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  • Health

Georgia Today: Georgia Teachers' Long Wait For The Vaccine

With Georgia teachers still not vaccinated, when can our public schools fully reopen? On Georgia Today, GPB health care reporter Ellen Eldridge discusses the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, and its impact on teachers.

February 18, 2021
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Sean Powers
Dr. James Black, head of emergency medicine at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany,   Ga, was the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine Thursday in the city that was once among the most severely affected pandemic hotspots in the world.

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  • Health

COVID-19 Pandemic Exposes Racism, Health Inequities In Georgia

As the COVID-19 vaccine rolls out across Georgia, early data suggest a troubling trend that those most vulnerable to the virus are having the hardest time getting vaccinated. GPB’s Ellen Eldridge reports.  

February 18, 2021
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to the media at a COVID-19 vaccination site near the upscale Lakewood Ranch community in Bradenton, Fla., on Wednesday.

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  • National

Florida Governor Accused Of 'Playing Politics' With COVID-19 Vaccine

At a COVID-19 vaccination event near an upscale community, Gov. Ron DeSantis had to answer questions about whether he's favoring some communities over others.

February 17, 2021
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By:
  • Greg Allen
Nurse Modesta Littleman vaccinates patient Peter Sulewski in late January, on the first day of vaccinations at a clinic run by Health Care for the Homeless in Baltimore.

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  • Health

Vaccinating Homeless Patients Against COVID-19: 'All Bets Are Off'

A community health center is now immunizing the local homeless population. But vaccination logistics, already complex, are compounded by the additional barriers in communication and transportation.

February 17, 2021
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By:
  • Yuki Noguchi
Nurse Keith Grant got his second dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on schedule from registered nurse Valerie Massaro in January at the Hartford Convention Center — 21 days after his first immunization.

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  • Health

COVID-19 Vaccine: Don't Miss 2nd Dose Because Of Scheduling Glitches

After getting one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, some people are having trouble getting their second shot. Here's how to maximize the likelihood you'll get both doses, to be fully immunized.

February 16, 2021
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By:
  • Allison Aubrey
The bustling interior of the state capitol building in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Pause On Medicaid Renews Debate Over Expansion; Citizen's Arrest Reform On Deck

Tuesday on Political Rewind: The Biden administration pauses Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan for a partial expansion of Medicaid. President Donald Trump had approved Kemp’s plan, which ties expanding Medicaid to a work requirement. But now, the Biden administration says the requirement is unfeasible during a pandemic. The Democratic party might push once again for a full expansion of Medicaid in the state.

February 16, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Just because the Mardi Gras parades are canceled, it hasn't stopped people's creativity. The "Little Shop of 2020 Horrors" house float is in the Algiers Point neighborhood of New Orleans.

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  • National

In A Year Without Parades, Mardi Gras In New Orleans Is All About House Floats

New Orleans officials canceled all the Mardi Gras parades this year. But that didn't stop some residents from getting into the spirit anyway. They decorated their houses for drive-through parades.

February 16, 2021
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By:
  • Aubri Juhasz
Tom Sweitzer hosts a weekly music therapy group via Zoom for other COVID-19 survivors dealing with lingering symptoms. "We get to know each other through the music," says one participant. "I think that was a really intuitive and wonderful way to connect us."

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  • Health

Music Therapy Brings Solace To COVID-19 Patients And Healers

Even when forced online by the pandemic, music therapy sessions continue to help patients in some ways talk therapy can't. "Music is this portal," says one therapist and COVID-19 long-hauler.

February 13, 2021
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By:
  • Elizabeth Blair
Sheila Ambert says she did everything she was supposed to do to be protected from eviction by an order from the CDC. But her landlord is pushing ahead trying to evict her anyway. Housing advocates say the protections need to be strengthened.

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  • National

Renters Are Getting Evicted Despite CDC Order — 'I'm Scared'

Some landlords are evicting tenants despite an order from the CDC aimed at stemming the spread of COVID-19 by preventing evictions. That has led to calls to strengthen protections.

February 12, 2021
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By:
  • Chris Arnold
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